The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-07-30
STATE NEWS

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acres Of corn in that parish which win
| yield from 75 to 400 bushels pen aeFe
/ this year,
Vernon CoR5enser Farmers claim
| that there win be the largest corn crop
that there has been for years, and frola
all appearances it looks to ua so
/ The police jury of Lafayette parish
has reduced the assessment of the
Louisiana Western and Morgau's La.
aud Texas Railroads from $500 to
$4,000 per mile.
David N. Barrow, Junior Grand
Warden of The Grand Lodge of r and
| A. M., Of The State Of Louisiana, died
at his residence near Plaquemine, %
the slst inst, aged 90 years,
The Tom Talk says New Orleans
capitalists propose locating National
Bank at Alexandria, Tho bank WIFI
commence business with a capitol
atpck Of sloo,009, and perhaps 5000
900.
The Attakapss Agricultural and
Mechanical Fair Association will hold
its seeopd annual fair at Jeanerette on
Sept, 2ath To October a. Two thou.
sand dollars in premiums have been
offered,
Bieuyille New IRA The police
jury at IFS session this week reduced
the assessments Of the parish from
eight 10 elk mills, which shows that
the body Is doing q good work At re-
duoing expenses.
Ruston Caligrqph That Louisiana
| Ia now abeut to enter upon genuine
prohibition boom thera Is but little
doubt, The work has been begun,
and only time Is necessary 70 bring
about q complete revolution On thls
subject
Houma Courier, Mr. Win Ritter
the pioneer ipte planter, who issgrow-
ing about bb acres of this plant near
Ghaeahoula, was offered $4,000 for
his crop By a Now Orleans spoeulatar
lsst week, which offer Mr, Ritter re-
fused The crop was laid BY alta to-
tai cost Of $500,
Lafourahe Democrat The parish
Of Plaquemines is out Qf debt and has
$e,660,ba in its treasury Wonder II
the RefprmeFs are trying to capture
that parish They ought 70 Try.
Plaquamines ought 10 10 reformed and
placed under the administration Of
the friends Of The aBig Four
Robeline Reporter! The 81. Lau-
dry Democrat claims 8 out Of IL of
The parishes for Nipholls, In THE Tho
4th congressional district, We will
bet The soda water that he (Nichollsl
don't get 4 out Of IA, and stand tho
cigars that If be gets ono, il will be 4
close shave; We mean lust what We
say,
st, MaVtinsyilEe Messenger The
news was received "Wednesday mora
ing of horrible murder committed
upon the person al Mr. Jacob Simon, q
merchant Of Breapx Bridge. Mr. Si-
mon was stFangled 10 death BY some
unknoWn peFaQns while asleep, Sew
eral negroes were arrested on suspicion
and jailed
Abbeyile Meridioaql: Evidently
all is moi well with the Jeanerette,
Abbeyille and Western railroad Ia
official proceedings Of the town council
Of Ieanerette, published IL the Pilot,
we read that d motion ordering the
issuance pf bonds BY The town II
favor of the road was defeated. Why
ls this tins I
Shreveport Joaraal There IL not
a white YoteF IN the State Of LppIsiaaa
50 stupid as not 70 know that Governor
McEneFY could have secured the aup-
port OF The ringaters II New Dreals,
now knoWHas the ''Big Four,N hY max,
ing tkem promises Nor Is there ono
so dull Of intellect as not to know that
they have received promises from Gen,
Nichols or his friends,
Acadia Seatael Tie School Board
met At Crowley On the 18th ipsl,, aa-
cepted The bond given BY the treasurer,
appointed MessFs, Young, Castillo and
Anding, q committee 10 receive the
funds due The parish of Acadia by the
parish 81 ST. Landry, The secretary
was instructed n ascertain fFpm the
Assessor The number pf educable chill
dren in cash ward IN the parish
opelolsas Courier Two eolorsd
children, aged 7 and . years Fespeet